Tom Morrison MP: written questions
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Manchester Metrolink: StockportDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to fund a Metrolink extension to Stockport before the end of this Parliament.
Answer: The Government is investing in transport improvements across our city regions, including Greater Manchester which is receiving over £1 billion through its City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement. In line with the Government’s commitment to devolution...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice Community Support Officers: Greater ManchesterHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an impact assessment of changes in the numbers of Police Community Support Officers in Greater Manchester.
Answer: This Government wants to ensure that policing has the support that they need so that they can get back to tackling the issues that that matter to the public. That is why we are delivering an additional 13,000 police officers, PCSOs and special constables ...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with specialist schools that deal with children with the most complex disabilities on the increase in employer National Insurance contributions announced in the budget.
Answer: The government has agreed that the department will be compensated for the increase in National Insurance Contributions (NICs) paid by state-funded schools, and work is in progress to determine how much the department will receive for those employers withi...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFirst Aid: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making first aid a mandatory part of the national curriculum.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Cheadle to the answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11341.
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNorthern: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how often she meets senior leaders at Northern Rail to discuss its service delivery in the north of England.
Answer: Ministers, and officials from the Rail North Partnership have regular meetings with Northern's management team to discuss how to improve its current performance across its network.
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: CheadleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has allocated funding towards the future of Cheadle Train Station.
Answer: My department approved the business case confirming £8.3 million of funding for Cheadle Train Station in 2022. This project forms part of the broader £13.9 million Cheadle Town Deal agreed in March 2021. I am pleased to confirm we will continue to honour ...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBramhall High SchoolDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his timetable is for providing Bramhall High School with details of (a) funding and (b) a start date for as under the School Rebuilding Programme.
Answer: Bramhall High School is currently in the ‘feasibility’ stage of the School Rebuilding Programme. The feasibility will determine the scope of the project, programme and the budget. Once the feasibility is concluded, the department will procure a contractor...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNature ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the 48 local nature recovery strategies; and what steps he is taking with local authorities to help deliver those strategies.
Answer: Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRSs) are currently being prepared across England. Responsible Authorities are developing them in collaboration with other public bodies, planning authorities, local partnerships, landowners and managers, as well as Defr...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: LandMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to prevent trail hunting on land (a) owned and (b) managed by his Department.
Answer: This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation, including the banning of trail hunting. Licenses to trail hunt on Ministry of Defence (MOD) land are currently under Ministerial revi...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3387More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the proposed removal of the VAT exemption for private school fees will include tuition centres that provide (a) only after school and weekend services and (b) full time services.
Answer: On 29 July, the Government announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. This will also apply to boardin...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the review into the hospital building programme will include hospitals not placed on the original list but still in urgent need of (a) investment and (b) repair.
Answer: We are reviewing the New Hospital Programme (NHP) in order to put it on a sustainable footing, including a realistic timetable for delivery, and clarity on the funding required.The scope of the review is limited to those schemes already within the NHP. Ho...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: CheadleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the proposed train station in Cheadle will continue.
Answer: The proposed train station in Cheadle forms part of the £13.9 million Cheadle Town Deal agreed by the previous government. All Town Deal business cases have been approved and all funding is fully committed, with the expectation that funding recipients wil...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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